Awaiting product image

Dendrobates tinctorius “Citronella” tadpole

£15.00

Watch a dart frog develop from tadpole to froglet. This listing is for an aquatic tadpole, so prepare its rearing setup before collection.

A little mystery comes as standard! All livestock are sold unsexed unless stated otherwise. Confirmed males and females typically come with a higher price tag—knowing who’s who has its perks!

Collection in person preferred, or arrange a specialist animal courier. Collection details are below and shown at checkout.

Out of stock

Categories , ,

Share
Description

Watch a dart frog develop from tadpole to froglet. This listing is for an aquatic tadpole, so prepare its rearing setup before collection.

Tadpole care first

Keep tadpoles in a separate aquatic rearing setup with clean, dechlorinated water and suitable tadpole food. Rear Dendrobates tadpoles individually to prevent competition and cannibalism. Use small, careful water changes; provide an easy exit as front legs emerge. Ask us for the feeding and water routine used for your batch.

The vivarium, air-temperature and humidity guidance below is for the frogs after metamorphosis, not for aquatic tadpoles.

Your mini jungle

Build a planted forest floor with deep leaf litter, sheltered feeding spaces and low branches. Keep the substrate damp but well drained, with dry leaf surfaces and good ventilation.

Minimum adult vivarium

60 × 40 × 40 cm (width × depth × height). One compatible adult pair. Avoid treating a minimum-sized vivarium as a communal group setup; females can be territorial.

Bigger is typically better for your mini jungle. These are minimum enclosure dimensions, not a target to squeeze in extra frogs. Allow for the space taken by drainage, substrate and planting, and increase the enclosure size if usable space is reduced.

Temperature and humidity

  • Daytime target: 23–26°C. Around 20–23°C at night. Avoid prolonged heat above 28°C.
  • Relative humidity: 75–85%. Brief rises after misting are normal; provide airflow and avoid keeping the whole enclosure constantly soaked.

Check conditions where the frogs actually sit, with a thermometer and hygrometer. Use a thermostat for any heating and keep the enclosure out of direct sun.

Food and egg feeding

Feed suitably sized live insects, with appropriate amphibian calcium and vitamin supplementation.

Obligate egg-feeding tadpoles? No. Tadpoles do not depend on unfertilised eggs supplied by their mother; use a suitable species-specific rearing diet.

About these tadpoles

The Tadpole Shop presents a 2 week+ old tadpole feeding well and growing as expected

2 week+ old tadpole feeding well and growing as expected

A little mystery comes as standard! All livestock are sold unsexed unless stated otherwise. Confirmed males and females typically come with a higher price tag—knowing who’s who has its perks!

Collection and transport

We much prefer collection in person: meet us, see your frogs and talk through their care. If you cannot collect, you must arrange and pay for a specialist live-animal courier with the authorisation required for the journey to collect from our site. Please agree the collection date with us before booking. We do not post frogs: Royal Mail does not accept them, and ordinary parcel delivery is not available.

Cancellation and refunds

If you cancel an accepted frog order outside any statutory cancellation right, we may deduct only reasonable, evidenced costs directly caused by the cancellation that we cannot recover or avoid. Any deduction will be the lower of those costs, 20% of the price paid for the cancelled frogs, or £100 per order. It is not an automatic fee. We will take reasonable steps to reduce our loss, account for resale and other recoveries, and explain any proposed deduction before refunding. Contact us promptly with your order number if you need to cancel. Your statutory rights are unaffected. No charge under this policy applies when you exercise a statutory right to cancel, or where we cancel or fail to fulfil the order. This policy applies to new orders placed from 3 October 2026; it does not add charges to earlier orders.

Related products